Rich Uncle Delphi

Did you ever know someone who was well-to-do, but always acted like they were broke? A lot of rich people are like that.

Picture a well-dressed gentleman turning a pocket inside out to show a panhandler he has no change, while his back pocket has a fat wallet, his other front pocket has a big wad of bills, a check book and credit cards are in his coat pocket and pile of stock certificates are in his vest pocket.

Now think about Delphi. Filed for bankruptcy protection, saying they can’t afford to pay decent American wages, while holding cruise ship galas and passing out executive bonuses. Continue Reading…

And the Band Played On…

Last week Delphi held it’s annual “Take Our Children To Work Day.” It should have been called “Take Our Children To Where We Used To Work Day.”

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Traffic Court

I spent this afternoon with about 150 of my friends and neighbors at City Hall.
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Spinning the figures

I read in the newspaper last night that Verizon’s profits were down 7% from last year due to their investing a lot of money in FIOS.

I love the way the financial writers spin things to look bad. Let me put the same facts to you another way that makes it sound completely different… Continue Reading…

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